Saudi Arabia’s strange war: Appease Iran, rebuff Israel
Riyadh’s muted response to Iranian aggression reveals a leadership driven more by fear and domestic troubles than coherent regional strategy
Muslim world
Naim Qassem says Hezbollah will continue fighting Israel, frames war as defense of Lebanon
On March 13, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave his second speech since the renewal of Hezbollah’s war with Israel on March 2. The speech marked the anniversary of Qods Day, an event...
Op-eds
Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror
Memos
Israeli Businessman Indicted in Iranian-Orchestrated Assassination Plot Appears in Court
An Israeli businessman accused of participating in an Iranian plot to assassinate top Israeli leaders appeared in court in the city of Beersheba on September 19. A joint statement...
Flash Briefs
Erdogan Calls on Muslim Nations to Isolate Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 7 called for the formation of an Islamic alliance to halt what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from the Jewish state. Falsely claiming...
Flash Briefs
Al Qaeda praises Taliban’s ‘historic victory’ in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda’s senior leadership has released a two-page statement congratulating the Islamic ummah on the occasion of the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan. The brief message was distributed online by As...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda leader threatens Myanmar in new video
Al Qaeda’s main propaganda arm, As Sahab, has released a new video titled, “The Wound of the Rohingya is the Wound of the Ummah.” The 21-minute propaganda film features undated audio clips of Ayman...
Op-eds
How not to end endless wars
Retreating and abandoning allies may not be the optimum strategy.
Op-eds
German NGO disinvites Israeli writer for slamming Berlin pro-Iran
Social Democratic Foundation worked with terrorist entity Hezbollah.
Op-eds
A Tale of Two Trumps
There seem to be at least two Donald Trumps on how to deal with Saudi Arabia, and it's difficult to know which one will trump the other in office. Trump One sai...
Op-eds
Unhappy Anniversary
Ayatollah Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution," commemorated the end of Ramadan with a lengthy anti-American, antisemitic screed. Khamenei has repeatedly accused the W...
Op-eds
How the world has changed since 9/11
The 15th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 should be a time for mourning, commemoration, reflection — and strategic planning. But many people prefer to avoid thinking to...
Op-eds
The Islamic World’s Thirty Years War
Even as Iran’s Islamic revolutionaries were toppling the Shah in 1979, at the core of their thinking was that their Shia revolution should not be limited to their homeland but ex...
Op-eds
The Muslims’ War Against Fun Is Killing Them
We all know the Muslim world is a political and cultural disaster zone. All you need to know is the spectacularly low level of book sales in the Arab world, and a similarly miserable rec...
Op-eds
Hooray for Hollywood
Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres brought a smile to my lips last week – and not by saying anything funny. They were out in the not-so-fresh air on Sunset Boulevard demonstrating agains...
Op-eds
Europe Has a Serious Hezbollah Problem
After decades of denial, Europe’s leaders may have to face the grim truth about the world’s most sophisticated terror group.
Op-eds
How Orientalism Shaped Obama
The White House’s response to the anti-Islam video is proof of the enduring influence of Edward Said’s ideas
Op-eds
Fears and Smears
Islamophobia is not an irrational fear, nor is it the fear of Islam.
Op-eds
Iran’s Act of War
The Islamic Republic is becoming more dangerous, not less, as it ages.
Op-eds
Early Warnings Ignored
September 11: A Decade Later